Mattress



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J. E. CLEVELAND MATTRESS Filed Oct. l,

Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

1,517,611 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH E. CLEVELAND, OF COLUMBUS,-GEORGIA.

MATTRESS.

Application led October 1, 1923. Serial No. 665,906.

'/'o all lwiz-0m it may concern lie it known that I. JOSEPH E.CLEVELAND, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in thecounty of Muskogee and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Mattresses and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable'othe'rs skilled in the art to which it appertains to make vanduse the same.

The principal object of my invention is I to provide a mattress which isquickly `and easily convertible into one of ventilated na ture, or oneof non-ventilated type.

Another aim is to provide a mattress of suc-h construction thatmovements of a person lying upon the same, will create a circulation ofair through the ventilatingopenings, to cool the bed.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

F igurc 1 is a plan view of a mattress constructed in accordance with myinvention.

nFigure 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view as indicated bv line 2-2of Fig. 1, the

plugs for closing `the Ventilating openings being shown in Figs. 1 and2.

Figure 3 is a view similar -to Fig. 2 but showing the mattress with theplugs removed.

Figures 4 and 5 are side elevations looking in different directions atone of the plugs. l'

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view on line 6- -6 of Fig. 5.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section on line 7-7 of Fig. (i.

ln the construction of the improved mattress. l make use of top andbottom sheets l and 2 of ticking or other desired material, said sheetsbeing stitched or otherwise secured at their edges to an edge wall 3which may be formed of the samematerial. Al suitably spaced pointsthroughout their areas, the top and bottom sheets l and 2 are formedwith vertically alined openings, and Ventilating tubes 4 formed ofticking or other suitable flexible material have their en ds 5 stitchedor otherwisevsecured to the edge walls of said openings, the tubes beingof less, length than the thickness of the mattress stuffing 6, so thatlsubstantially concave form is imparted to the top and bottom of themattress aroung each tube .,end, as indicatedby thevnumerals 7. Thisformation causes any movements of a person upon the mattress to causecirculation of air through the Ventilating tubes 4, thus keeping the bedcool and comfortable in hot weather. I make provision however, whereF bythe tubes 4 may be closed in cold weather, or if this should otherwisebe desirable..

In the present showing, l have provided a plurality of plugs 8 adaptedto be frictionally inserted in the sleeves 4 to prevent the passage ofair through said sleeves. These plugs are substantially co-extensive inlength with the sleeves, and each plug preferably consists of a flexiblesack 9 closed about a suitable packing 10 and provided with a strap orother handle 11, by means oi?,l which it may be removed when desired.The sacks 9 may well be formed of ticking and the stuiiing 10 of rawcotton, which is also preferably used for the stuiing 6. This is notabsolutely essential however, as other adequate stuffngs could be used.

A mattress constructed as, or substantially as shown and described, willbe very desirable both in hot and cold weather, may be kept in a fluffycomfortable condition, by compressing it edgewise, bothtransversely andlongitudinally, and will bepractically vermin-proof, as no tufts or thelike exist in which the vermin may breed and accumulate. Attention mayalso be'directed .to the fact that the mattress may be used with eitherof its sides disposed upwardly and the plugs 8 may be inserteddownwardly into the tubes 4, whether the sheet 1 or the sheet 2, beuppermost. Attention may be further invited to the fact that the tubesin question, being of less vertical length than the thickness of themattress, draw the latter into concave sha eat the 'ends of said tubes,so that both si es of the mattress have a plurality of convex'portions,such as those ordinarily produced on mattresses'by tuftgiis excellentresults may be obtained from the details disclosed, they may be followedif desired, but within the -scope of the invention as claimed, numerousminor changes may be made.

I claim:

A mattress having .ai ficxible top and bottom provided withvcrticallyfalined oienings, a stuiing between said top and iot- 10 lowerend Walls, :t yieldable packing coninedby 'said Walls, and a loopedhandle YSecured to the upper end Wall, said plugs being of substantlallythe same length as said tubes and being of a diameter to be frictionullyheld therein against accidental removal.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ufixed my signature.

JOSEPH E. CLEVELAND.

